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1	“Nobody speaking his native language:” The Problem of the Post-Western in Contemporary American Cinema Hever, Tamas 01 January 2016 (has links) This senior thesis has two major purposes: One, to investigate and critique how experts characterize contemporary American post-westerns, second, to demonstrate, and suggest a more inclusive perspective through an analysis of Jim Jarmusch`s Dead Man (1996).Experts from the fields of film and American studies claim that there is a new phase in the genre’s development where post-western films move away from the conventions of the old, racist westerns. Accomplished authors have suggested that these films do not rely on the mythical west or on the regionalist culture but examine the west closely to determine the ways in which it differs from the representations and themes of the classical western. However, the films do not challenge the systematic misrepresentation of the crimes committed against Native Americans during the westward expansion which means that the films have not fully moved away from the old westerns. This cinematic perspective sickens the American conscience through the national narrative, as these films explore the early days of U.S. history. Nevertheless, Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man provides a new, much fuller perspective on the west, and faces the genocidal forces that America has thus far avoided within the western genre. Dead Man is a revisionist western that can help the genre to evolve even further, to include Native Americans and the truth of their history. post-western Native American perspective Dead Man Film and Media Studies
2	Cowboys, Clowns, and Perambulations Cadenhead, Patrick 01 January 2009 (has links) This thesis is an attempt to de-construct the linear way in which I describe my work. I am attempting to deal with my family’s background in the theater and identity as a Texan. In addition I am attempting to address my interest in phenomenological concerns. This document was created in Microsoft Word 2000. The video portions of the video were edited on Imovie HD and Final Cut Pro, while the audio text was recorded from TextEdit’s text to speech program. patrick cadenhead phenomenology senses absurd western cowboy texas clown romanticism pancho villa hank williams lonely are the brave john cadenhead dave's pawn shop automobiles dead man william blake caspar david friedrich hardware andy kaufman bruce nauman samuel beckett walking shoes neil diamond Art and Design Arts and Humanities

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“Nobody speaking his native language:” The Problem of the Post-Western in Contemporary American Cinema

Cowboys, Clowns, and Perambulations